In regular and Parent courses, you are permitted to carry out the full set of editing and configuration actions available. However, your editing abilities are more restricted in Variations to ensure that they remain consistent with their Parent and avoid differences in functionality and learner experience.
Here is a comparative reference table of common actions you can and can't perform in a Variation.
| Action | Permitted? |
| Adding, deleting, and moving components, sections, chapters, and pages | No |
| Changing configuration settings like pass rate or whether questions are scored | No |
| Editing text | Yes |
| Changing the Project's Brand Style | Yes |
| Changing the name of the Project, chapters, and pages | Yes |
| Adding and editing text-to-speech | Yes |
| Changing and removing images from components | Yes |
| Changing the layout preset of certain components like Text and image, Accordions, and Questions | Yes |
| Changing the colour styling of a section or button | Yes |